At the Hankou Railway Station, a huge red banner was hung high, which read, "Warmly welcome General Han Fuyu, Chairman of Henan Province and commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, and General Song Zhewu, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army."

The platform was crowded with people, including soldiers of the Central Army in military uniforms, political axe officials and celebrities in suits and leather shoes, long robes and horse coats, representatives of the business community, representatives of women's circles and students in cheongsamsam, and of course a large number of journalists.

The most eye-catching thing in the crowd was Chiang Kai-shek, who was dressed in a military uniform, wearing a black coat, and was surrounded by the stars like a moon, and standing beside him was the first lady Song Meiling, who had a good demeanor and elegant temperament. The people around them were Finance Minister Song Ziwen, Yang Yongtai, He Yingqin, Lin Wei, Liu Zhi, Liu Wendao, etc.

When many people received the notice of coming to the Hankou Railway Station, they were a little surprised, they didn't know who was coming, and they even asked Chairman Chiang to greet them personally! The people in China who can greet Chairman Chiang in person can count them on their fingers. When I arrived at the station, I was even more surprised to see that not only Chairman Jiang had come, but even his wife had come! With such a high standard, probably only Wang Jingwei can afford it, could it be that Wang Jingwei has returned to China?

It wasn't until the banner was hung up that everyone understood that such a big pomp was originally to welcome Han Fuyu and Song Zhewu. These people, who have been rolling in the officialdom for many years, immediately realized that Chairman Jiang was going to make great efforts to win over Han Fuyu and Song Zhewu, and it seemed that Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan were going to be unlucky again.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was standing on the platform, grabbed the hem of the windblown wind with his white-gloved hand, and looked at the railway with some distraction.

Indeed, in today's country, there are only a handful of people who can deign Chiang Kai-shek to greet him. Wang Jingwei counts one, Lin Sen counts one. These two men, one was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Axe and the chairman of the Military Committee; One was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of the Senate and Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly, and the leader of the Xishan Conference in the Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen's Office in Guangzhou. Not only were both veterans of the Kuomintang, but they now had high prestige and influence within the Kuomintang, and more importantly, they were both political enemies of Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek never slackened his political enemies.

In addition to these two people, there is another person who will do the same, that is, Zhang Xueliang, who is currently the commander of the Northeast Frontier Defense of the National Axe and the deputy commander of the army, navy and air force. It was Zhang Xueliang who resolutely carried out the change of banner, which brought China from the form to reunification. Chiang Kai-shek himself was a person with a strong sense of nationality, and he had great respect for anyone who loved the country.

Then there is Yan Xishan. Originally, Feng Yuxiang also had to be counted as one, and he needed the support of Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan, the two great warlords, and at the same time carved Li Zongrendou of the Gui family, who coveted his throne.

But now he doesn't need Feng Yuxiang anymore. Li Zongren is finished, he no longer has the strength to fight with him Jiang Zhongzheng, and it is absolutely impossible for the Gui family to return to the strength of a few months ago. If Feng Yuxiang came at this time, not only would he not greet him personally, he didn't even want to send someone to greet him, he just wanted Feng Yuxiang, the Eighth Soldier of Qiu, to feel neglected, and even feel humiliated, that is, to make him angry, that is, to stimulate him to make an outrageous move. He, Jiang Zhongzheng, happened to take advantage of the remnants of the Xinsheng Gui system to solve the Northwest Army in one fell swoop. Now he can't find an excuse?

Before the war with the Gui family, he promised to give him many benefits in order to win over Feng Yuxiang, but he was not ready to give any now. He thought that these benefits were forcibly demanded by this hateful Feng Huanzhang from him, and they were blackmailing him. Although it was the benefit fee he took the initiative to give Feng Yuxiang to send troops, it was also something that he Jiang Zhongzheng had to do, and it was only when he Feng Huanzhang gritted his teeth and never spit out to support him Jiang Zhongzheng's crusade against the Gui family, he Jiang Zhongzheng reluctantly agreed to him.

When crusading against the Gui family, what he was most afraid of was the Northwest Army and the Gui family, and even Yan Laoxi joining forces to deal with him. In that way, they would have a combined army of nearly one million, and his central army was only about 300,000, even if he counted the few local powerful factions that followed him, he could only make up about 500,000 people, and the difference in strength was too great. What's more, these local powerful factions are all grass on the wall, and once the central army loses, they will immediately turn their guns against him Jiang Zhongzheng. He wouldn't dare bet on them, he wouldn't take such a risk. That's why he made compromises and deigned to marry him, Feng Huanzhang and Yan Baichuan.

Fortunately, this Yan Baichuan is still a good acquaintance, and he didn't have a lion to open his mouth, but he just deceived him and promised to support him in his crusade against the Gui family, and even sent a telegram first. Yan Baichuan is bold and small-hearted, and he has no threat to himself, but when he deals with him in the future, he can leave him a way out.

But this Feng Huanzhang is too hateful, relying on his Northwest Army, the most powerful military force in the country, he even asks for a sky-high price, the position of an executive premier plus the territory of a province, such a big price is not satisfied. On the surface, he promised to send troops to support him in his crusade against the Gui family, but he asked Han Fuyu to garrison Wushengguan with 100,000 troops for more than a month, just not to take a step towards Hubei. And there is a delay in electrifying the statement. Don't say that he Jiang Zhongzheng can see it, even a blind man can see it, he Feng Huanzhang wants to wait for him and Li Zongren to fight for both defeats, so that he can sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

He, Jiang Zhongzheng, the dignified chairman of the National Political Axe and the chairman of the National Committee of the People's Republic of China, even wanted to trade his own jurisdiction and the position of a political axe official. Moreover, he even bribed his own nominal subordinates to support him, the leader of a country!

As soon as he thought of this, Chiang Kai-shek felt that he had been greatly insulted, he Feng Huanzhang was not only insulting him Jiang Zhongzheng, he was insulting the national political axe!

Fortunately, he Jiang Zhongzheng was prepared, first using Tang Shengzhi to solve Bai Chongxi in Hebei and remove the threat from the north; then bought He Jian and Cheng Qian, as well as Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui. As soon as the First Route Army of the rebel army led by Zhu Peide arrived in Hunan, He Jian and Cheng Qian opened the door to Hunan for him, and most of the Gui system was destroyed without bloodshed.

There is also Song Zhewu, an obedient little guy, who fought hard, not only forced Yang Tenghui to surrender in advance, but also attacked Hankou and Hanyang overnight, and then fought against Hu Zongduo, a fierce general of the Gui family, in Zhujiahe, forcing Hu Zongduo to go to the field with electricity and hand over the troops.

This series of victories made Li Zongren, who was still menacing half a month ago, have no choice but to hide in his old nest, the poor place in Guangxi, to survive. The only thing that didn't satisfy him was that he ran away from Bai Chongxi, according to Chen Lifu, Li Zongren actually colluded with him and changed ships to pick up Bai Chongxi halfway.

In this crusade against the Gui system, the central army not only did not suffer the slightest loss, but on the contrary, it also took the opportunity of the crusade against the Gui system to vigorously expand the army, and its strength increased greatly. Before the war, there were more than 20 divisions, but after emergency expansion, there are now more than 30 divisions, and in another half a year, he can add about 30 divisions. Now there are more than 400,000 troops in his Central Army alone, and if you count the troops of Song Zhewu, Tang Shengzhi, Chen Jitang, Long Yun, Liu Xiang and others, he already has more than 900,000 troops, and he is not afraid of him Feng Huanzhang now.

"Niang Xipi, since you are disobedient to disarm, I, Jiang Zhongzheng, will expand the army, and see which of us can expand faster." Chiang Kai-shek thought hatefully.

He now just wanted to provoke Feng Yuxiang so that he could give him an excuse to attack the Northwest Army, and for this reason, he even instructed Chen Guofu to spread rumors in the newspaper that Feng Yuxiang colluded with Soviet Russia, which not only smeared Feng Yuxiang, but also divided the relationship between Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang. In case Feng Yuxiang is not fooled, it is better to use this as an excuse.

He Jiang Zhongzheng is not afraid of Feng Huanzhang, a brave man, he is afraid of his hard-working Northwest Army, which can fight well. But this point can't help him Jiang Zhongzheng, he has been doing this work for a long time, and this Han Fuyu is a key.

Today, he put on such a grand scene to win over this Han Fuyu, first, to let Han Fuyu know that although Feng Huanzhang excluded him Han Fuyu, he Jiang Zhongzheng valued him very much. On the other hand, it can also deepen Feng Huanzhang's suspicion of Han Fuyu. Moreover, even if this Han Fuyu doesn't go on the road, he is not afraid, he is also trying to win over other people in the Northwest Army. It's just that this Han Fuyu is still very influential in the Northwest Army, and he can also drive some people, such as Shi Yousan, who holds the 24th Division, and Han Fuyu is the only one who looks forward.

As for Song Zhewu, who was going to greet him this time, Chiang Kai-shek was really grateful to him except for the accident of wooing. This time, Song Zhewu did not negotiate any price, not only did he not shirk his orders, but also worked very hard, just like his own Central Army. The Fourth Route Army rushed all the way and captured Wuhan early, allowing Liu Zhi's division of the Second Route Army of his rebel army to reach Wuhan all the way without a decent battle. As soon as his army arrived, he immediately handed over Hankou and Hanyang without any conditions, and all of them retreated to Xiaogan.

Although Song Zhewu took a lot of advantage of the Gui family in Wuhan, it was the spoils of war that he seized from the Gui family, which he deserved, and he didn't want to go out of the ocean by himself. He asked him to protect the Hanyang Arsenal, not only did he not let it suffer any damage, but his hands and feet were very clean, and according to Liu Zhi's report, he didn't even take much of the weapons in the warehouse. Even if he was not even a little dissatisfied with letting him withdraw from Wuhan, even his Central Army did not have any opinion at all.

What is even more commendable is that this Song Zhewu actually went on a disaster relief campaign in Hankou in the name of Jiang Zhongzheng, and bought many hearts for him.

During the Northern Expedition, the Guangzhou Nationalists led by Wang Jingwei moved the capital to Wuhan, and he led his troops to conquer Nanchang and then marched along the Yangtze River to Nanjing and Shanghai. After the confluence of Ninghan and Han, Wuhan was controlled by the Gui family, and the people here have always lacked a sense of identification with Jiang Zhongzheng.

This time, Song Zhewu did a great thing for him that he didn't do and didn't expect. Now not only the people in Wuhan, but also the people in Shaanxi and Henan also have a good impression of him Jiang Zhongzheng. Even some newspapers run by Mingzhuo people, who had always slandered him Chiang Chung-zheng, praised him for his love for the people.

(To be continued)